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Younger Futhork or "Normal Runes" gradually evolved Elder Futhark over a period of many years and stabilized by about 800 A.D., the beginning of the Viking Age. It was the main alphabet in Norway, Sweden and Denmark throughout the Viking Age, but was largely though not completely replaced by the Latin alphabet by about 1200 as a result of the conversion of most of Scandinavia to Christianity. Three slightly different versions of the alphabet developed in Denmark, Sweden and Norway: Elder Futhark Runes Alphabet, Norse Ruins, Futhark Runes Alphabet, Younger Futhark Runes, Birth Runes, Irish Ogham, Runic Writing, Viking Rune Meanings, Futhark Alphabet

Younger Futhork or "Normal Runes" gradually evolved Elder Futhark over a period of many years and stabilized by about 800 A.D., the beginning of the Viking Age. It was the main alphabet in Norway, Sweden and Denmark throughout the Viking Age, but was largely though not completely replaced by the Latin alphabet by about 1200 as a result of the conversion of most of Scandinavia to Christianity. Three slightly different versions of the alphabet developed in Denmark, Sweden and Norway:

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Codex Runicus, a codex written in Medieval runes Alfabeto Viking, Younger Futhark, Runic Alphabet, Ancient Writing, Elder Futhark Runes, Futhark Runes, Ancient Languages, Old Norse, Viking Runes

Perhaps not as well-known as other grimoires, the Galdrabok, an Icelandic ‘book of magic’, is one of the most important surviving documents for the practices and understanding of occult practices in Iceland in the late Medieval era. It offers a unique insight into the various elements that contributed to a national magical tradition in Iceland at the time of its compilation.

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